WHQC

WHQC
Shelby, North Carolina;
Broadcast area	Charlotte/Metrolina
Frequency	96.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Hits 96.1
Programming
Format	Gold-leaning Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels	HD2: Air1 (Contemporary worship music); HD3: HIS Radio (Contemporary Christian music);
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WEND, WKKT, WLKO, WRFX, W254AZ
History
First air date	1948 (as WOHS-FM)
Former call signs	WOHS-FM (1948–1978); WXIK (1978–1987); WWMG (1987–2004); WIBT (2004–2011);
Call sign meaning	"Hits Queen City"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74194
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	533 meters (1,749 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°21′44.5″N 81°9′18.3″W / 35.362361°N 81.155083°W
Translator(s)	HD2: 100.3 W262BM (Charlotte); HD3: 96.5 W243BY (Charlotte); HD3: 98.3 W252BU (Dallas); HD2: 98.3 W252DI (Concord);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	hits961.iheart.com

WHQC (96.1 FM, Hits 96.1) is a commercial radio station licensed to Shelby, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area (Metrolina). It broadcasts a gold-based Top 40 (CHR) format branded as "Hits 96.1". It is owned by iHeartMedia with studios in the Wood Ridge Center office complex off Billy Graham Parkway in south Charlotte. WHQC's primary competitor is 95.1 WNKS, owned by Beasley Broadcast Group.

WHQC has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most American radio stations. It is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio format.^[5] The HD2 subchannel carries contemporary worship music from "Air1" on FM translator W262BM at 100.3 FM.^[6] The HD3 subchannel airs a Contemporary Christian format called "HIS Radio," on FM translator W243BY at 96.5 FM.

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^ "HD Radio | Stations | More Music. More Stations. More Features. Digital Sound. No Subscription". Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2014.